05-20-2019, 01:23 PM
(05-20-2019, 09:20 AM)Bring4th_Jade Wrote:(05-20-2019, 09:20 AM)Anagogy Wrote: Honestly, the reason I like this place is because there isn't a TON of moderation. I just hope it stays that way.I doubt it. We're pretty fed up as mods, just so everyone knows.
I guess I can't say I'm surprised. Free speech is disappearing all over the internet right now. Facebook. Twitter. Youtube. The social justice warriors are conquering free speech in the realm of social media, because they don't understand the repercussions obviously.
It doesn't seem very loving or service to others to me (seems more like avoidance of discussing real issues), but the owners of the website are allowed to do what they want.
(05-20-2019, 09:20 AM)Bring4th_Jade Wrote: Cool, I think this is a little black and white, but I can see why you think that way.
Gotcha, just like how I think your view that this "isn't a free speech zone" is a little black and white. Non allowed speech is whatever you don't agree with. Got it.
(05-20-2019, 09:20 AM)Bring4th_Jade Wrote: And while I'm sure everyone else would love to wake up in the morning with threatening PMs full of "f*ck you" like I have in my inbox, I'm just not willing to share this really awesome honor that I just love so much.
Now who is being dramatic? You know very well I've said *repeatedly* ad nauseum personal attacks are not what I'm referring to.
(05-20-2019, 09:20 AM)Bring4th_Jade Wrote: This is an example of something that is against the rules and if you see someone with multiple accounts, we do rely on people to speak up. However, isn't silencing a sock puppet also an attack on free speech or deplatforming?
Everytime I've spoken up, nobody has ever done anything about it. Also, it isn't deplatforming because they will just create another account. I'd be happy to bring it up in the future when I see it happen. But I doubt anyone would be able to do anything about it, especially if they are using a VPN for both or one of the accounts. It is hard to "prove" in a lot of circumstances, so I doubt that would be even a fruitful course of action. So it probably wouldn't be enforceable. It is an empty threat. Personally I couldn't care less whether people have multiple accounts as long as they admit if they are all the same person. I just find the enforcement of rules a little hypocritical.
But like I said, the owners of this website can do what they want and make it their personal little hydroponics garden in a deep underground protected basement with carefully controlled lighting and growing conditions. Basically an echo chamber, with no diversity of thought whatsoever (the thought police don't like that). This place has been dwindling in active population for quite a while now. It's too bad, but I suppose it was inevitable. I've seen many a forum come and go.